Ironing board



H, C. MORRIS Dec. 16, 1930.

I RON ING BOARD Filed May 12, 1923 i Patented Dec. 16, a

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The primary purposeand object ofunynew folded and placed out-of working position; and ,iihpro'ved ironing board, consists in the andmade to occupy aminimuinof space. Or table member supportedupon pa1rsof'leg again :be placed in .workin'g' condition by- PP Said gSIJPP are simply standingon one end and extending hinged relationship with the table member. the 7 same 'automatic ally l into erected and Means are provided for-"hinged leg supports usable position. r I relativetoithetahle'meniber andforrecipro- =W'th these and incidental objects in view eating one ofsaid pairsjof leg supports carrythe invention" consists in certain novel feaing? a slideielement'journaled toone 'ofthe tures, offconstruction and combination of; pairsoflegs and slidable relative tothe other, parts, the-essential elements of which are set V further object o'f y new and improved 'i'o'rth the appended claims, and a preferred iroiiing boardfresidesin the assemblythat formof'enihodimnt of whichis hereinafter may be contractedin'toa minimuin'ofspace shown with reference to' the drawing's which for shipment and delivery and that may be accompany and forma part of thisspecificareadily positioned for use without alteratio'nf tion.- 31 r i A further object of-inynew land'improyed ln'thedrawingsz f ironing board I $"ides'- .in providing n eans *Fignlis a -perspectiyg' sideelevation; or upon thetop'of the table'structure to insulate the assembled deyice; shown in readiness for the heated-iron fromthe table. during the use use-f Y 1 2 ot theiron.

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Andst'ill turtherphjectsofendy new. and vice in contracted or folded position.- I improved ir'oningboardresidein thQSimPIl- Fig. 3 is a side-View of the deviceshown' fie'd: construction, of'but. few parts that b'e-f partially folded. 1 7 i come rigid whenerectedwithout thetighten "Fig; {i is afragmentary,crosssection View;

' ing of adjusting elements'and that is Ofniinig taken en' line' of Fig. 1 looking in the inum weight and that will occupy ani'inimu ndireetionfindicatedi This view is made to" of space when in'use and whenjcontraoted'for illustrate" the shoe or sleeve in its relation shipment and storage. -i Q 'with the primaryand' secondary leg supports Still further ob'ectsjof m new and inn with which it is associated. no provedfironing board resideni ajboard hav-; *"Fi'gi'5f isaperspectiVe', 6116;;VieW, of the inga" ma3imurn' 'of ironing space, and the shoe orsleeve, 'shownr'einoved from "theleg oar ing reinforced a lly r pr v element and is made to illustrate the coning the warping,'or buckling ofthe working struction of thesl'eeveelement and thejoursurffiCQ- In. ironing boardSQthe heated iI'On, :nal' bolt to which the 'saiiieis'adapted for en- 35 when applied inits n'or m'al use, to the center gageinent withj the leg elementz s5 or central portion of the board has? tende cy 61 is afi perspective," end, Viewfof the V towarp or curl the bfQa i T i g n l y shoe, iorsleevef'shown detachedfrom-the as causes he outer longitudinal'edges of th socia'tedelements; the sameibeinginade to e wi l, .Oiffifif i pw djpre n illiistrate the projection" formed on the'ex'tethis tendency I reinforcethe' board laterally riorfofthe element memor es a. recess on 9o atone'or more points to stifien'the same. the 'eirterionof the 'elementinto which the Still further: objects o fjrny new and imff head jofthe fastening'engalges and thus forms proved structure reside ina hoard-thatiis au-l' a proje etion'onrthe'opposite side thatacts as tomatic in "its erection; o ne'thatimay -ebe, sparator for maintaining the associated automatically extended froin the folded p0 leg elementsin 'spac'ed .relatiohwith each sition bythe standing of the same on" end and other; 1 f I v p v pressingdownward upon the board "portion Like reference "characters refer 3w like oi the saine i' This'easily and quickly places parts throughout the several views;

, the board in working position and condition. jl'is' the bodyor table" element, having dis- The board may heasf easily "and quickly posed it ends-a bar 2, to which are attached journal brackets 3 and4. Running transversely of the brackets is a journal shaft 5. Primary leg supports 6 and 7are hinged relative to theshaft 5, and a cross brace 6A secures the primary leg braces together. A second cross bar 8, is secured to the body element having journalbrackets 9v andlO secured thereto, 'andtto the body-ineinberby i 18. The cross bar 19 maintains thesecondary brackets and 10 and secondary legs 12a'nd 13 are lunged relative to the journal shaft any suitable fastening means. A second journal shaft 11; is journaled .relativi to the 11. The primary leg supports, ea'clicarry sliding shoes 14 and15. Each of the shoes arejourna led about supportingelenieiits 16 and that are fixedly secured towthe primary legs, and slide relative to the secondary legs. crossbrace 18, securedtothe primary s-a ts a as 'por b rv tqth mdv m ntef the shoe, by the legs engaging the cross b'ar legs 12 and 13 ,in spaced relationship near their free extremities and imparts jrigidity to the secondary leg braces. IA- metallic: plate 20, is securedto the body; rnembenbyany suitabletastening means and insulating material '21, as sheet asbestos; is placed between the metallic plate 20 and the bodyelement po wli ch' th .fia .i s Plmd; t Samebeing of sufiicientrtliickness and insulating efiiciently to prevent the burning of the body element bythe heated flat iron when plaeed er upm- A depression 22 is formed withinthe to permit of the cross bracebeing depressed therein whenflthe ironing board is-eontracted for shipment and storage.--

1 In detailed construction thesliding shoes 'or sleevesare as, outlined in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, wherein the sleeve element is preferably made of a sheet metal having a basei 22A that is. substantially the width of theleg adapted to slide 'relativethereto. Walls -23 and 24 are disposed at substantially right. angles to the base and. are substantiallythe I depthof the thickness of the legand 'rearsion is formed withinfoneside'ofthe sheet stock from which the sleeve is made agprm jection ,31l'isjformed upon the outside or the sleeve. The depression 31 acts as a spreader to maintain; the leg elements in spaced relationwith each other. The sleeve gives best results wherein sufficient tolerances are pro-- vided between thesleeve and the leg toYperR i A'nirening bo mit of a free sliding of the leg within the sleeve element.

To automatically raise or extend the board best results will be obtained if the board is held in an upright position; the free ends of the legs 6 and 7 as illustrated at39 and 40 in Fig. 2, in contact with the ,fl oor. A slight" downward preSsiirQupOnthe board will cause a sliding of the sleeves 14 relative to the legs 12 and 13 until the board is erected to working. pcisiti-oin:

'While the form of mechanism herein showna-nd described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated,'1t is 'to' be 'underste'od that it is not intended to confine the; invention to the one form of embodlment herein shown and described; it

is susceptible of .enlbbdiment in various: forms, all' coming within the scope of the claimswhichtoHow;

What 1 claim is up n (m d th mamas. e's e e iedby one pai efj i thi e Wit-hip; W te the other pair of such legs are slidable each of saidsleeves constituting a single member elim ivf she t mate ia ha'ri aa base r bed,inward y.fi n da id a le ed, apart, inwardly; turned .iear walls spaced from thebed andipar'niei thereto. tiltefed g es thei er a s h rasse ap t" t pea vide an, openingtherebetween; and means for rpb ii f enses-anon it a soci ate carrier leg.

7 2. An ironing board including legs forthe same; the legs being fixedly hinged upon one end 1 to the board mister, sleeves; carried byzoiie pai'rQ of J leg sivvitliiii whieh'tliejother'pair offsuch'legs are s'lidable, each Of saifl s lev s c iistitiiting (the pieiie mem er forme of sheet material aving a base er bed,'apeardry,tamea sat walls spaced. apart, inwardly tented gifeai walls spaced from the bed and parallel-theretd the edges or the renewa s eing-spaced spate to provide an; opening therebetween. 'sa'id bed having a'eehti'aHy disposed depression, there being' anape e si iehuprsslon, anda bolt ar sinpassingthrough'such ape-e turipivotall'y securing said leeve t6; the leg by which. itgis-earrfied; I

ffiifigbea ii:i ii e l i el es for the 'saine; theiegs" beingjfi fdlyhing'ed upon one end to the board.- members, sleeves carried b on'e pair of such legs within which the other pan; of such Ieg's'ar'e s'lidablafeach' ofsaid sleeves constituting aonepiece item-1 be'r' farmed of heet material hawng'a base or bed, upward1y turned side was sp ced apart,- ;inward1yimi-nd rear: wane j spaced fremthe bed anat ema theietdthfe edges of the rear fwalls being spata 'a'pai to pro;

vide an opening thereb'etween, 'andfa bolt c .rdi maiie.fpid ng las; for, the same the legs beingzfixedlyhmged pivotally securing the aforesaid sleeve to the leg by which it is carried. g

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination ofan ironing board, pairs of a journal brackets spaced apart anddisposed upon the under side of the ironing board, pairs of legshingedly secured to the journal brackets, a cross brace fixedly disposed upon pair of legs and a recess disposed in each of the other pair of legs and in reglsterable alignment with the cross bar when the board- 'is folded and adapted to receive the cross bar therein, a pair of sleeves slidably Idisposed upon one pair of the legs and pivotally disposed upon a journal fasteningthat is upon the other pair of legs.

fixedly disposed V V E T Q. MORRIS, 

